Charles W. Cathcart

Charles William Cathcart (24 July 1809-22 August 1888) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-IN 9) from 4 March 1845 to 3 March 1849, succeeding Samuel C. Sample and preceding Graham N. Fitch, and a US Senator from 6 December 1852 to 18 January 1853, succeeding James Whitcomb and preceding John Pettit.

Biography
Charles William Cathcart was born in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal in 1809, the son of the US consul in Portugal. He returned to the United States in 1819, settling in Washington DC in 1830 before becoming justice of the peace of New Durham Township, Indiana in 1833. From 1837 to 1840, he served in the State Senate, and he served in the US House of Representatives from 1845 to 1849 before serving in the US Senate from 1852 to 1853. He lost for re-election, and he died in La Porte in 1888.